First Round: Nora.

The bad news: The PET scan showed that Nora had a sinus infection.

The good news: The PET scan showed no cancer, at least none the scan could “see.”  Nora wins the first round!

But because she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a very aggressive form, she’ll be going through the weekly chemo treatment (last one June 28), have a mastectomy, and have a full, daily round of radiation therapy. As her doctors keep reminding us, every case of TNBC is different, as different as the individual.

While I know this phenomenal result is from the chemicals Nora has had to endure all these months and the excellent medical care she has received, it is also because of the energy that comes from others, from simple good wishes to something more powerful, whether it be strong prayer or profound belief.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

And there is more good news

We will be seeing doctors and have procedures for quite some time. You have been beyond kind in helping us meet some of the expenses that entails. Now comes a very generous challenge.

An anonymous donor has offered to add a dollar for every two dollars given to Nora’s medical fund. But our goal of $30,000 must be met by June 30 (when the bills come due … really come due … wise donor). Family and friends and friends of friends and total strangers have already knocked that down by over $4000. That means, with the donor’s matching gift, we are about $17,000 from our goal.

That seems huge to me. However, “crowd funding” networks, like GoFundMe, are simply amazing.  This site is such a simple proof of human kindness.  But I’ll need your help.

If possible, I just need you to pass our links (www.gofundme.com/27fscs and/or www.noradevere.org ) with a kind word, to friends in your network, on Face Book, Twitter, wherever. But it has to happen by June 30 … or we just continue on.

LOVE EXPLAINED
Only the wind knows
the right speed
for a leaf.

Paul